For immediate release: February 20, 2025 (25-025)
Contact: DOH Communications
Public inquiries: Health Systems Customer Service 360-236-4700
OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of the following health care providers in our state. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practicing in other states.
The department’s Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions (e.g., dentists, nurses, counselors). Information about disciplinary action taken against medical doctors and physician assistants can be found on the Washington Medical Commission (WMC) website. Questions about WMC disciplinary actions can be sent to media@wmc.wa.gov.
Information about health care providers is on the agency’s website. Click on “Health Care Provider Lookup” under the “Find it Fast” section of the Department of Health website (doh.wa.gov). The site includes information about a health care provider’s license status, the expiration and renewal date of their credential, disciplinary actions and copies of legal documents issued after July 1998. This information is also available by calling 360-236-4700. Consumers who think a health care provider acted unprofessionally are also encouraged to call and report their complaint.
Chelan County
In December 2024 the Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission indefinitely suspended Christie Marie Collier’s (CH60186568) chiropractor license. Collier failed to complete conditions of the agreed order on reinstatement by withdrawing from a recovery and monitoring program in July 2023. Collier has failed to respond to a statement of charges sent in September 2024.
Spokane County
In December 2024 the secretary of health indefinitely suspended Tricia L. Cline’s (HM60913330) home care aide license. Prior to petitioning for reinstatement, Cline must pay a $250 fine and complete four hours of continuing education in patient rights and law and ethics. Cline did not comply with the conditions in a 2023 stipulation to informal disposition. Cline has failed to respond to a statement of charges sent in November 2024.
In December 2024 the secretary of health indefinitely suspended Brittany Marie Langhorne’s (CM61482146) certified medical assistant license. Prior to petitioning for reinstatement, Langhorne must reply to the letter of cooperation. In February 2024, Langhorne tested positive for cocaine. Langhorne has failed to respond to a letter of cooperation sent in April 2024 and a statement of charges sent in August 2024.
Thurston County
In December 2024 the secretary of health indefinitely suspended Emma Perez-Montealegre’s (NC60234280) certified nursing assistant license. Prior to petitioning for reinstatement, Perez-Montealegre must pay a $250 fine and complete an ethics examination. In November 2022, Perez-Montealegre engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a patient. Perez-Montealegre also had inappropriate communication with two other patients. Perez-Montealegre has failed to respond to a statement of charges sent in June 2024.
Yakima County
In December 2024 the secretary of health indefinitely suspended Mercedes Ambrielle Boyakin’s (NA61189931) registered nursing assistant license. Prior to petitioning for reinstatement, Boyakin must comply with the investigation, pay a $250 fine, and complete eight hours of continuing education in patient rights, law and ethics, and boundaries. In November 2023 and December 2023, Boyakin accepted two payments totaling $2,000 from a patient for personal use. Boyakin also failed to respond to a statement of charges sent in November 2024.
Out of State
Colorado: In December 2024 the secretary of health suspended Stephen Patrick Flansbaum’s (LH60526071) licensed mental health counselor license for two years. Prior to petitioning for reinstatement, Flansbaum must pay a $5,000 fine and complete a professional boundaries course. From September 2022 to October 2022, Flansbaum solicited and received $4,200 from a patient for personal veterinary bills, threatened the patient's sobriety through negative interactions about the loan, and falsely billed for unperformed services. Flansbaum also failed to respond to a statement of charges sent in October 2024.
Oregon: In December 2024 the secretary of health suspended Naomi Wanjiru Kamau’s (NA61070896) registered nursing assistant license for five years. Prior to petitioning for reinstatement, Kamau must pay a $1,500 fine and complete six hours of continuing education in patient rights, law and ethics, and risk management. In January 2024, Kamau was placed on the Department of Social and Health Services’ long-term care abuse and neglect registry and is prohibited from having unsupervised access to vulnerable adults. Kamau also failed to respond to a statement of charges sent in October 2024.
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